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http://dx.doi.org/10.5668/JEHS.2010.36.4.279

A Study of the Histological Effects of Garlic Extract in a Liver-damage Rat Model  

Lee, Tae-Jong (Department of Pathology, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Min, Kyung-Jin (Department of Public Health, Keimyung University)
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences / v.36, no.4, 2010 , pp. 279-287 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study we examined the effects of water extract of garlic on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury, and demonstrated increased beneficial enzyme and anti-oxidant activity as well as histopathological changes (by Hematoxylin-Eosin (H&E) staining, Trichrome staining, and TEM examination), and showed that the treatment was dose-dependent and safe. A total of 42 male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided equally (n=7) into six groups. To induce hepatotoxicity in these subjects, carbon tetrachloride diluted in an equal volume of olive oil was intraperitoneally administrated at 0.5 ml/kg (0.20 g/kg/day) once a day for five days. Water extract of Korean-grown garlic was administered via a stomach sonde once a day, 5 days a week, for a total of 4 weeks. Groups received 0.35 g/kg (E1), 0.70 g/kg (E2), or 1.40 g/kg (E3), with the dose adjusted for body weight. Administration of garlic extract resulted in positive physiological effects in terms of reduced oxidative stress and toxicity, and induced functional changes in the liver. Comparing the subject groups (E1, E2, E3) administered different doses of garlic extract, the importance of morphological analysis in further studies is emphasized, because morphological changes indicating hepatotoxicity could occur, even though beneficial enzyme activities were found to be elevated.
Keywords
garlic; liver damage; antioxidant; $CCl_4$; Hematoxylin-Eosin (H&E) stain; Masson's trichrome stain;
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